Current Students. Current students who are pregnant, sustain an injury, have surgery, develop mental illness, substance abuse, or a chronic health illness and/or any other condition requiring medical (including pharmaceutical), psychiatric or psychological treatment (including pharmaceutical), must notify their clinical instructor and make an appointment with the Director of Nursing as soon as the student becomes aware of such condition (within 2 business days). At this meeting, the student must state their condition and provide his/her physician’s name and address to the Director of Nursing to facilitate sending a Release Request Form. Refer to Appendix: Medical Release. This form describes the activities required in clinical. It requests the physician to return (via student or fax) the written release form to the Director for the student to resume those activities, if appropriate, and to list any limitations. (See: Impaired Student Nurse) The student may not be allowed to attend clinical and/or class until the physician’s release form is received. The student is responsible for obtaining the medical release form before returning to clinical and/or class. If, in the instructor’s judgment, stated limitations would pose a safety risk to clients, staff, and/or the student, or otherwise prevent the student from meeting course objectives, the student will be required to drop the course (both clinical and theory components). Filing of a formal student petition or grievance shall not impede this process nor shall it allow the student to continue in the course if the instructor decides otherwise. Failure to inform the Director of Nursing of changes in student’s health status within 2 business days may result in disqualification from the program.
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Samples: Nursing Student Handbook, Nursing Student Handbook Agreement, Nursing Student Handbook
